There was a significant jump. In the price! B&H has it listed for preorder
and they have it at $3499 for the body only and $4299 (!!!) for the kit
with the 24-105L-IS lens. Damn! I bought my 5DmkII in January from B&H for
$2799, including the 24-105L-IS lens! I don't see any of the features of
this new version being worth $1500 more. I'm very happy with my MarkII.
Canon seems to be jacking prices up really steeply lately (like the $1000
price hike on the 28-70L). Nikon only wants $3000 for the D800.
I was kind of disappointed that I bought the 5DmkII only to have a new
version come out so soon, but after seeing the price and features, I'm
glad I got what I did when I did.
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On 3/2/12 4:26 PM, "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I though AG would almost preorder this OM digital back? He had me
>> convinced that was his plan.
>
>The day is still young.
>
>In all honesty, I'm a tiny bit disappointed. I was hoping for a more
>significant jump up from the Mark II. The 7D ergonomics will be
>greatly appreciated though. That alone might be considered worth the
>price of admission. The bulk of the improvements though would really
>only be realized if I was using Canon lenses. From that perspective,
>as I'm looking specifically for a digital back for the OM lenses, the
>Mark II just might be fine. But if I'm going to spend a chunk o change
>on a new full-frame digital camera, it might as well be the most
>current beast. But thanks to upgrade fever, a Mark II might magically
>fall out of the sky with a very attractive price.
>
>Based on today's conversation, there could be a VERY significant
>change in direction for my photography and Zone-10. You can blame it
>all on Bill Barber. This change in direction might totally derail a 5D
>purchase. Or it might not. We're going to work through the new vision
>statement to see how it fits. A few thousand bucks are going to be
>spent one way or another. If no 5D, then at least I'll pick up the
>OM-D to replace the E-1 and DMC-L1.
>
>AG (confusingly confused and loving it) Schnozz
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